Thursday, October 24, 2013

We are going to start to send out the newsletters every
Wed from now on so that you know when to expect them and can read the recipes
and travel hints as well as see our specials.

We are still in the process of finishing the new
website, but you can shop it now and browse the products that we have put
online so far (only about 600 of 1400)… If you want to test the site for us and
place an order we will be giving you 10% off plus we are running a discount on
shipping as well.

Rest assured Celtic
Attic is not being replaced, just updated and it will take another month or
so to finish it up!A Celtic Calling is going to be our
shopping portal and have all the newsletters posted as well as happenings at
our store and any book tours and book release information from herself,
Kristin.

Halloween is almost
upon us… We will be sending out the giveaway basket in just a few short
weeks.Halloween GIVEAWAY! We will be
giving away a Spooky Basket! (Gift Basket includes - 2 Halloween coffee mugs,
Irish or Scottish Tea, Irish Candy Treats bag! Value $50.00) Enter Now!
Anyone that enters now, will be put into the Halloween Giveaway drawing... http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm

Our friend Josie V just opened up a Gift shop that we
are calling Artist Alley Gifts.So all
your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new store location along with
a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.We have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!It is a Celtic Paradise.We have just launched our line of Fairy Bath
products.Soon to be added to the
website.The store address is 408
Pacific Ave, Bremerton WA 98337.For
those that would love to visit and get your Celtic on, drop by Tues-Sat
11am-6PM.

What to
know where Celtic Attic will be and what shows we will be selling at?Visit our Happenings
Page for more info.

Here is the deal of the month at the Celtic Attic.
The Celtic Attic Cookbook is now available for FREE in PDF format. That's
right, FREE. We have decided to give you this gift so you can cook
some of these great ideas for the upcoming holidays! Email Kristin@celticattic.com if you would
like your free pdf copy of this book.

Interesting Halloween facts:

Halloween
is actually the night before where lanterns (Gaelic: samhnag), Hallowfires
and such are supposed to scare the souls that will emerge at midnight,
away from your house. Samhuinn is also used in Gaelic for the entire month
of November. The name "Samhain" entered Canadian folklore as
"Sam Hain", the name of the guy doll which children would wheel
round

Halloween
customs in Scotland these days consist chiefly of children going
door-to-door "guising" (or "Galoshin" on the south
bank of the lower Clyde) dressing up and offering entertainment of various
sorts in return for gifts. The Witchcraft Act of 1735 contained a clause
preventing the consumption of pork and pastry comestibles on Halloween
although these days sausage rolls seem to a popular treat for children -
the act was repealed in the 1950s.

The
children are invariably dressed up as something supernatural or spooky
and the entertainment usually consists of singing, telling a poem or joke
etc. They don't 'trick' you if you do not give, as in America. However,
after the showing of ET in the early 80s, the influence of American
"trick or treating" seems to have become more prevalent at
least in England. Hollowed out turnips with candles in them are sometimes
displayed or carried. Note that many children in America do not 'trick'
either.

Halloween
parties often consisted of various games, for instance 'Dooking fur
aiples' where the children had to bite apples floating in a basin of
water, once they had one by the teeth they could retrieve and obtain it.
Sometimes flour would be sprinkled on the surface of the water.

For
younger children a more modern game is 'Forkin fur aiples', an easier
task, where the children stood on a chair and held a fork handle in their
teeth, taking aim, they would release it into the basin of apples and
water and retrieve and keep any apple they so skewered. Another game was
'treacle scones' where children had to eat a scone covered in treacle hanging
on a piece of string.

One
custom associated with Halloween in the Western Isles was to put two
large nuts in the fire. These were supposed to represent yourself and
your intended spouse. If the nuts jumped together when they warmed up
then this was deemed to be a good omen, but if they jumped apart then it
was time to look for someone else!

Cookie Spiders:

Take your favorite cookie recipe and bake or use
ready made rolls from the Market, or you can even buy them at Costco if you are
out of time. Purchase Betty Crocker
Decorating Icing in White and Black.Take the White Frosting and spray to make a web on the cookie.Use a raisin for the spider body and place
it in the middle of the web.Now add
black frosting to the raisin edges of the raisin to form the legs.Spider Cookies!

All
Sales Items are now at least 50% off, so order now for all your holiday
shopping needs. We created a page with all the new items we are discontinuing
from our product line. We don't usually do this, but they are taking up space
in the warehouse. Our overstock is your pocketbooks gain.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Top O' The Morning To All,
Ce'ad Mi'le Fa'ilte
100,000 Welcomes
Halloween <http://www.celticattic.com/treasures/halloween_gifts.htm> is
almost upon us... We will be sending out the giveaway basket in just a
few short weeks.It is most certainly winter in the Pacific Northwest...
Rain, Rain and more Rain! And did I mention, cold, cold, cold..With
everything that is going on in the US and world today we thought we
would help out with your Holiday shopping.½ off on shipping and a free
candy bag with each order.We also have about 100 free gifts that will be
added to the first 100 orders online starting right now.
Halloween GIVEAWAY! We will be giving away a Spooky Basket! (Gift Basket
includes - 2 Halloween coffee mugs, Irish or Scottish Tea, Irish Candy
Treats bag! Value $50.00) Enter Now! Anyone that enters now, will be
put into the Halloween Giveaway drawing...
*http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm*
If you want to check out our happenings on our new facebook Celtic Attic
page, visit us and please like
us!https://www.facebook.com/celtic.attic.1 Please like us!
Our friend Josie V just opened up a Gift shop that we are calling Artist
Alley Gifts.So all your Favorite Celtic Attic goodies are now in the new
store location along with a wide variety of other gifts and jewelry.We
have balloon baskets, gift baskets and so much more!It is a Celtic
Paradise.We have just launched our line of Fairy Bath products.Soon to
be added to the website.The store address is 408 Pacific Ave, Bremerton
WA 98337.For those that would love to visit and get your Celtic on, drop
by Tues-Sat 11am-6PM.
We are still working on our website remodel.We are so very close... The
shopping cart on the current Celtic Attic website will be in place until
the middle of November, then I will be changing all those links to point
to the new website.I think you will love the new site and it is so much
easier to navigate.You can take a peak at it now, it is online, but the
shopping cart is not functional while we finish adding the products.We
also appreciate your patience with our old moldy shopping cart...We are
also launching a new website:http://www.acelticcalling.com<http://www.acelticcalling.com/>.
What to know where Celtic Attic will be and what shows we will be
selling at?Visit this page for more info...
http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm
Here is the deal of the month at the Celtic Attic. The Celtic Attic
Cookbook is now available for FREE in PDF format. That's right, FREE.
We have decided to give you this gift so you can cook some of these
great ideas for the upcoming holidays! Email Kristin@celticattic.com<mailto:Kristin@celticattic.com> if you would like your free pdf copy of
this book.
Are you interested in things that go bump in the night or that cannot be
explained? Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural? Celtic Shops, malls,
pubs and restaurants? Stay tuned; the first book in our NEW Celtic
Haunted Highway Travel Series is due to be released soon.... More books
by author Kristin Olsen
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IRISH HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS
The Celts celebrated Halloween as Samhain, 'All Hallowtide' - the 'Feast
of the Dead', when the dead revisited the mortal world. The celebration
marked the end of summer and the start of the winter months.
During the eighth century the Catholic Church designated the first day
of November as 'All Saints Day ('All Hallows') - a day of commemoration
for those Saints that did not have a specific day of remembrance. The
night before was known as 'All Hallows Eve' which, over time, became
known as Halloween.
Here are the most notable Irish Halloween Traditions:
Colcannon for Dinner: Boiled Potato, Curly Kale (a cabbage) and raw
Onions are provided as the traditional Irish Halloween dinner. Clean
coins are wrapped in baking paper and placed in the potato for children
to find and keep.
The Barnbrack Cake: The traditional Halloween cake in Ireland is the
barnbrack which is a fruit bread. Each member of the family gets a
slice. Great interest is taken in the outcome, as there is a piece of
rag, a coin and a ring in each cake. If you get the rag then your
financial future is doubtful. If you get the coin then you can look
forward to a prosperous year. Getting the ring is a sure sign of
impending romance or continued happiness.
The Ivy Leaf: Each member of the family places a perfect ivy leaf into a
cup of water and it is then left undisturbed overnight. If, in the
morning, a leaf is still perfect and has not developed any spots then
the person who placed the leaf in the cup can be sure of 12 months
health until the following Halloween. If not..... (C) Copyright
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discontinuing from our product line. We don't usually do this, but they
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As Always, Peace
Kristin and the staff at the Celtic Attic
408 Pacific Ave
Bremerton, WA 98337
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About Me

I am a small business owner and love what I do. It has allowed me to raise my boys and teach them about life and work and doing the best they can in whatever path they choose. Visit us at our store in Bremerton WA 408 Pacific Ave or online at celticattic.com